Guidance from agencies such as the National Security Agency (NSA) has identified post-quantum cryptography as a priority, ...

Classical public-key cryptography derives its security from integer factorisation. Diagram by Venus Kolhi. Quantum computers bring exponential computing power, ultrafast calculations, advanced ...

Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.

A quantum computer is any device for computation that makes direct use of distinctively quantum mechanical phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform operations on data. In a ...

Modern encryption relies on mathematical assumptions that quantum computers may soon render obsolete. This technological shift creates new ...

The final bell rang Thursday at Infosecurity Europe 2026 — the 31st edition of Europe's largest annual cybersecurity gathering — as the industry's most uncomfortable thesis moved from theoretical to ...

As threats evolve faster, protecting security algorithms from design through manufacturing and across the supply chain is becoming more difficult.

This article is part of a package on the future of quantum computing. Read about the quest to develop these machines here and see an illustrated field guide to qubits here. The 21st-century fervor ...

The day when a quantum computer can crack commonly used forms of encryption is drawing closer. The world isn’t prepared, experts say.

Secure communication is essential in modern embedded systems, particularly in distributed and IoT applications. This article presents a practical implementation of encrypted message exchange between ...

The dreaded Q-day could arrive sooner than expected, and when it does, experts say we need to be ready. Reading time 8 minutes In 1994, American mathematician Peter Shor developed a quantum algorithm ...

The takeaway: Experts have long warned about the threat that conventional cryptography faces from quantum computers, potentially undermining the foundational security of all digital encryption. New ...